Marking a strong statement in Lok Sabha, Union Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said there is no concrete evidence that the 39 Indians abducted from Mosul in Iraq have been killed.

Parliament Monsoon Session: Sushma Swaraj says there is no evidence of killing of 39 Indians in Mosul

New Delhi :

Marking a strong statement in Lok Sabha, Union Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said there is no concrete evidence that the 39 Indians abducted from Mosul in Iraq have been killed and "I will not commit the sin" of declaring them dead without any evidence.

She asserted that government will continue its efforts to trace the Indians till it gets evidence that they were dead.

"This file will not close till there is proof that the 39 Indians were dead. I will not commit the sin of declaring them dead without any evidence", Swaraj said, two days after holding talks with Iraqi foreign minister on the issue.